Operatives of the Kano State Hisbah Board arrested eight teenage girls and one young man over alleged involvement in “good evening” street activities The suspects were apprehended during Muslim Muhammad Yusuf is a 2025 Wole Soyinka Award-winning journalist with over 8 years of experience in investigative reporting, human rights, politics, governance and accountability in Nigeria.
Kano state - Operatives of the Kano State Hisbah Board have arrested eight teenage girls and one young for over their alleged involvement in street wandering activities popularly known as “good evening” in parts of the Kano metropolis. The Deputy Commander-General of the Hisbah Board, Dr Mujahideen Aminuddeen, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
According to him, the operation involved coordinated raids on several strategic locations, during which Hisbah operatives intercepted individuals allegedly engaging in the activity late at night. Girls are paid 5,000 to 30,000. Dr Aminuddeen alleged that the girls were often patronised by wealthy individuals who reportedly conveyed them to different locations for social outings and entertainment, paying amounts ranging between N5,000 and N30,000.
He listed areas where the raids were carried out to include Zoo Road, Banana Island Road, Ahmadu Bello Way, Lamido Crescent, Tukur Road, Lodge Road, Nassarawa Hospital Road, Magajin Rumfa Road, Sultan Road and Audu Bako Way. The Hisbah official urged parents and guardians to take greater responsibility for the moral upbringing of their children to prevent them from engaging in social vices. He added that investigations were ongoing and that the suspects would be charged in court upon completion of the probe.
